Ha-Joon Chang
Ha-Joon Chang (/tʃæŋ/; Korean: 장하준; born 7 October 1963) is a South Korean economist and academic. Chang specialises in institutional economics and development, and lectured in economics at the University of Cambridge from 1990-2021 before becoming professor of economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in 2022. Chang is the author of several bestselling books on economics and development policy, most notably Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective (2002). In 2013, Prospect magazine ranked Chang as one of the top 20 World Thinkers.
Ha-Joon Chang | |
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Chang in 2011 | |
| Born | 7 October 1963 Seoul, South Korea |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | SOAS University of London |
| Field | Development economics |
| School or tradition | Institutional economics |
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| Doctoral advisor | Robert Rowthorn John Hicks |
| Influences | Robert Rowthorn Joseph Stiglitz |
| Awards | Gunnar Myrdal Prize 2003, Wassily Leontief Prize 2005 |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장하준 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Hajun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Hachun |
| Korean pronunciation: [tɕaŋ ɦa.dʑun] | |
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Chang has served as a consultant to the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Investment Bank, as well as to Oxfam and various United Nations agencies. He is also a fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. In addition, Chang serves on the advisory board of Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP).